how to plan a halloween party

One of my favorite things to do with my mom is planning/hosting parties (Did you check out this post about the baby shower we threw for Megan?!)! Entertaining is something we both love and she always teaches me so many fun things about being a good hostess. This year, we decided to throw a Halloween party! I have to say, it was definitely a success!

prep work

First, we started with the guest list. We both agreed that we did not want too many people – we aimed for 12-14 guests. Next, we had to decided if we wanted to have a sit down dinner or serve finger foods – again, we both agreed that a sit down dinner would be better for a group of 12-14 people.

Picking out recipes is one of my favorite parts of planning a get-together! We’ll get to those later in this post, but I can assure you that we picked recipes that were perfect for a Halloween party!!

Finally, we talked about decorations, another one of my favorite parts of entertaining! My mom is so, so, soooo good at this and I always have so much fun helping her with the mantle, centerpieces, and other parts of the house.

day of prep

Saturday morning rolled around and it was time to put our plan into action! We started with the centerpieces and then set the tables.

[The main dining room table.]

[A close up of the centerpiece!]

[The second table – I loved these table cloths!]

After we were finished with the inside, we headed outside to set up the bar.

[How cute is this table cloth?!]

[It’s not a Halloween party without dry ice! Am I right??]

[Happy Halloween!]

Once we decorated, it was time to start cooking! I won’t bore you with all of the cooking details, but here are links to some of the highlights of the evening:

Pork tenderloin with mustard cream sauce (I don’t have a link to this one because Meegs created it herself – the pork was rolled in Shake n’ Bake and the sauce had heavy cream, dijon mustard, gouda cheese, dried mustard, salt, pepper, and other seasonings)

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